‘House of Gucci’? OK. House of Gaga? Hell Yes!
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Ridley Scott’s true-crime tale of murder among the rich, famous and fashionable has a supernova at the center of it, and proves the singer is a great actor, period
Joaquin Phoenix Has Adventures in Babysitting in ‘C’mon C’mon’
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe actor plays a bachelor uncle stuck with his precocious nephew in Mike Mills’ latest drama, a film that brings indie tropes into moving harmony
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’: I Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Bad Fan-Service Sequel
Posted in: Movie ReviewsBut just because you’re not scared to watch a franchise wallow in knee-jerk nostalgia doesn’t mean it’s not a pandering mess
‘The Harder They Fall’ Sees the Old West’s Black Cowboys Ride Again
Posted in: Movie ReviewsJeymes Samuel’s feature debut is a history lesson wrapped in fast, flashy, and fantastical storytelling
‘The French Dispatch’ Is the Most Wes Anderson-y Wes Anderson Movie of All Time
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe director throws every trick in his book at this lovingly tribute to ‘The New Yorker’ magazine — and creatives everywhere
‘Lamb’ Is the Sweetest, Most Touching Horror-Movie Nightmare You’ve Ever Seen
Posted in: Movie ReviewsA bold, disturbing story about farmers raising an unusual animal as their own makes for an incredible debut — and a cult movie in the making
Is ‘The Viewing Booth’ the Best Documentary of the Year?
Posted in: Movie ReviewsAn experiment in how we watch — and the difference in what people see even when we’re watching the same thing — gives us one of the intriguing, vital movies of 2021
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Is an Exercise in Excess
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe movie does what it aims to do — ultimately anointing LeBron James’ status as this era’s greatest by having him take up the mantle from His Airness
‘Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over’: All Hail the Queen of the Underground
Posted in: Movie ReviewsBeth B.’s documentary on the singer/provocateur/No Wave icon looks, sounds and feels like a Lydia Lunch song: raw, loud, unfiltered and unflinching
‘False Positive’: A Breach-Birth Version of Pregnancy Horror
Posted in: Movie ReviewsA surreal tale of maternal paranoia à la ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ feels like it never gets past its thinkpiece-headline ambitions — or knows quite what it wants to say
